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AIST Notes Passing of Town Hall Moderator John Callaway
Jun. 29, 2009 AIST notes the passing of long-time AISTech Town Hall moderator, John D. Callaway.
Callaway, 72, had moderated the Town Hall Forum since its inception in 2003, skillfully leading each year’s panel of leading industry executives in a high-profile discussion of topics, concerns and opportunities of interest to the global steel industry. The Town Hall Forum, which also incorporated an open and informative question-and-answer period from the audience, soon became AISTech’s signature session.
Callaway’s journalism career spanned more than 50 years, beginning as a police reporter for Chicago’s famed City News Bureau, and later including l7 years with CBS Radio and TV in New York and Chicago. He also spent 35 years with WTTW Public Television in Chicago, where he was the founding host of its "Chicago Tonight" news analysis and interview program.
In his retirement, Callaway served as the host of WTTW’s "Friday Night" interview program as well as the host and senior editor of its "Chicago Stories" documentary series. He was also host of the Pritzker Military Library’s "Front and Center" monthly public affairs program.
Callaway was the founding director of the William Benton Fellowships in Broadcast Journalism program at the University of Chicago and author of the best-selling book of essays, The Thing of It Is. His work in broadcast journalism has been honored with more than l00 awards, including l7 Emmys.